From my POV, oil is a product used for two purposes. First, oil is used in sealed machinery with oiling systems where oil flows through machinery providing lubrication and wear particle removal. Second, oil is used in a non-lubricating function for wipe down for corrosion prevention.
That is not really what a firearm is. A firearm is a an open system. This is where grease does best for lube….in open or high potential to leak systems. Grease also allows for higher pressure wear resistance….if formulated so.
Grease gets a bad rap. Mostly because most gun grease is reformulated auto or aviation grease…. This is because they are NLGI #2. Think peanut butter! IMO, the key is doing what ALG has done, but with real grease with a tds and sds. That is making NLGI #0 or #00. If those documents don’t exist for your grease, it is probably a repackage of a low cost product and then needs to be secret. Anyways…
I’m looking at:
I worry this could be a coloring and resale of another aviation product. Not bad, but why not buy the parent grease for less??
Another is John Deere Special Corn Head Grease:
Some TDS info…. but kind of limited
Anybody use either of these on a gun?
Fast Forward a week. I bought JD Corn Head grease. It looks pretty good. Very thin. I don’t mind testing, but I’m interested in your results. Any negatives? What could be an issue?
Are there any finish concerns I should have? Polyurea grease does have a lot of internet chatter, but it seems that is damaging the grease by putting it on equipment with other grease.
So, any reason to think it might damage Cerakote, DW Duty Treat, DLC, or S&W Melonite? SS ok? Bluing?
I’d appreciate your thoughts on this application….
That is not really what a firearm is. A firearm is a an open system. This is where grease does best for lube….in open or high potential to leak systems. Grease also allows for higher pressure wear resistance….if formulated so.
Grease gets a bad rap. Mostly because most gun grease is reformulated auto or aviation grease…. This is because they are NLGI #2. Think peanut butter! IMO, the key is doing what ALG has done, but with real grease with a tds and sds. That is making NLGI #0 or #00. If those documents don’t exist for your grease, it is probably a repackage of a low cost product and then needs to be secret. Anyways…
I’m looking at:
I worry this could be a coloring and resale of another aviation product. Not bad, but why not buy the parent grease for less??
Another is John Deere Special Corn Head Grease:
Some TDS info…. but kind of limited
Anybody use either of these on a gun?
Fast Forward a week. I bought JD Corn Head grease. It looks pretty good. Very thin. I don’t mind testing, but I’m interested in your results. Any negatives? What could be an issue?
Are there any finish concerns I should have? Polyurea grease does have a lot of internet chatter, but it seems that is damaging the grease by putting it on equipment with other grease.
So, any reason to think it might damage Cerakote, DW Duty Treat, DLC, or S&W Melonite? SS ok? Bluing?
I’d appreciate your thoughts on this application….